pitcher
Object NamePitcher Pendant
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; Syro-Palestine
TechniqueRod-formed, tooled, applied
SizeOverall H: 2.4 cm; Body Diam (max): 1.6 cm
Accession Number52.1.82
Credit LineGift of Robert Haas
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead
The Fragrant Past: Perfumes of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPitcher Pendant. Translucent green and brownish yellow glass pendant in the form of a cylindrical pitcher. Body rod-formed; rim, foot, "cage," and handle applied. Body consists of narrow tube, with plug at bottom; rim and foot each consist of horizontal trail wound once around circumference; there are two additional horizontal trails, one halfway between rim and foot, another below it; all are green. Between trails in body, openwork "cage" made by applying single zigzag yellow trail. Finally, second yellow trail was dropped onto cage, drawn up to form handle, attached to underside of rim, and wound once around lip.Provenance
Source
Robert Haas
- 1952
300-399
300-399
200-325
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